Viktor Orbán: The European Union is irrelevant. Donald Trump is wrong about Putin

US President Donald Trump made a mistake by imposing sanctions on Russia. I will talk to him during my visit to Washington to have these sanctions lifted. This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the Italian newspaper La...

Futureal Concludes New Financing Agreement for Etele Plaza

The pan-European property developer has signed a EUR 165 million loan agreement with a consortium comprising Erste Bank Hungary Zrt., Erste Group Bank AG, and UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. In 2018, Futureal concluded the largest Hungarian shopping...

Under Pressure: How Psychology And Leadership Drive Clutch Performance

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Trey Yesavage #39 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates after a double play to end the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 29, 2025...

‘No survivors’ after tourist plane crashes en route to Kenya safari reserve

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Radisson Hotel Group exceeds 210 openings and signings in 2025 as global expansion gains pace

Building on a record-breaking 2024, Radisson Hotel Group has surpassed 210 hotel signings and openings in 2025, marking another year of strong performance across EMEA and APAC. The Group’s continued momentum reflects its strategic focus on brand...

GLOBALink | China's governance model offers insights to world, says expert

China's governance model offers valuable insights to countries seeking stability, sustainable growth and social cohesion, Gyula Thurmer, president of the Hungarian Workers' Party, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. #GLOBALink

Plane carrying foreign tourists crashes in Kenya, killing 11

A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya's coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while en route to Maasai Mara National Reserve. The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, said in a statement that eight Hungarian and two German...

The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again

In his February 5th piece titled There is No Going Back, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie concluded after the first days of Trump’s second term: [We] cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was. Whatever comes next, should the...

Scotland boss Steve Clarke to whisk players abroad for special training camp ahead of crunch World Cup double header

SCOTLAND will prepare for their World Cup crunch with Greece next month with a warm weather training camp in Turkey. Steve Clarke’s men must win a point at least in Athens on Saturday November 15 to keep alive their automatic qualification dream....

Europe's top 20 hot springs

Sliding into a bathtub after a long day is one of life’s little luxuries – but there’s nothing quite like the restorative high from a dip in a natural thermal pool. From Iceland’s renowned Blue Lagoon to ancient sulfur streams in the Pyrenees,...

How Putin overplayed his hand, and sank Lukoil

Few thought it would be so quick: Oil giant Lukoil became the first casualty of the newly minted US sanctions against Russia’s all-important hydrocarbons sector. The company is urgently looking for buyers for its foreign assets and whilst...

Rule of Law in Greece Slips to 48th Worldwide, Near Bottom in Europe

Greece is ranked 29th among 31 European nations. Image: Syntagma Square, Greek Parliament, Athens. Credit: Tomas Wolf / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Adherence to the rule of law in Greece has deteriorated, landing it in 48th place out of 143...

13th QCinema Festival rolls out over 80 films

The 13th QCinema International Film Festival shines a spotlight on Quezon City’s ongoing commitment to remain the heart of Philippine cinema. Running from November 14 to 23, this year’s edition features an expansive lineup of over 80 films from...

UN General Assembly again demands end to US embargo against Cuba

​​​​​​​The United Nations General Assembly has once again issued a strong call for the United States to terminate its comprehensive economic, commercial, and financial embargo against Cuba. In Wednesday's vote among the 184-member assembly, 165...

Residential Emerges as a Major Development Sector

The supply of affordable housing across Europe emerged as one of the main topics at panel discussions at Expo Real in Munich this fall. The housing stock in Hungary is seen as under strain due to increasing demand and relatively low supply. Rising...

How Orbán and Erdoğan used Russia's war against Ukraine to tighten their grip on power

Authoritarian regimes consolidated power by sharpening their methods of control, from electoral engineering and digital surveillance to legal and institutional manipulation. In today’s increasingly multipolar world, the rise of regional...

What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now

How would you behave if your democracy was being dismantled? In most western countries, that used to be an academic question. Societies where this process had happened, such as Germany in the 1930s, seemed increasingly distant. The contrasting...

from chicken-like shelters to spiky wooden huts, hello wood’s cabin fever lands in czechia

Cabin Fever 2025 explores architecture as Shared Social Act Cabin Fever 2025, organized by Hello Wood, took place in Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic, on the grounds of a former textile factory and wartime labor camp. The event combined an...

IAUP at 60: Presidents seek common ground on HE in AI era

GLOBAL Six months before the turn of the millennium, Donald Gerth, then president of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), speaking at the 12th triennial meeting of the organisation founded in 1965, drew a distinction...

Radisson expands global portfolio in 2025

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has surpassed 210 hotel signings and openings in 2025, continuing its momentum from a record-breaking 2024. The company’s expansion across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region marks...